John Holt

John Holt

freelance writer

The survivors

With resilience the word on everyone's lips, John Holt talks to some of the museum leaders who are finding new working models in these tough financial times

The documenters

John Holt talks to those who document collections about their crucial role in museums and galleries

Profile: Mike Rowe

Modern rugby is a lot more than mud baths, cauliflower ears and sweaty socks

The digital experts

John Holt talks to the sector's technology gurus to find out how museums and galleries are tackling the challenges created by today's digital world

The conservators

John Holt talks to conservators about the challenges that they face while working to make sure that museum objects will survive to be enjoyed by future generations

The researchers

John Holt talks to the new breed of museum researchers who are exploring different ways of creating knowledge

Leading questions

The Clore Leadership Programme was set up 10 years ago to develop a new generation of arts leaders in the UK. John Holt talks to some of the alumni to find out what it did for them

The curators

Many curators feel their work is undervalued and under threat. John Holt finds out about some of the challenges that they face

Labour gains

John Holt on two museums that are working hard to develop proactive volunteer programmes that work for them and their participants

Track record

Museums and galleries have often dismissed sport as a subject for exhibitions but the Olympic Games has changed that, as John Holt finds out

Hidden treasures

Museums Journal exclusively interviews the winners of the Unsung Heroes award, which is celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Art Fund Prize for museums and galleries. By John Holt

The Museum of…Our pick of the UK’s specialist collections

It is a truth universally acknowledged that fans of the author will find plenty to swoon over at Jane Austen's House Museum, writes John Holt